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وَٱلْفَجْرِ
Sahih International
By the dawn
The Clear Quran
By the dawn,1
Surah 89
Layered Translations
الفجر
Al-Fajr | The Dawn | 30 verses
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
Sahih International
And [by] ten nights1
The Clear Quran
and the ten nights,1
3
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Sahih International
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
The Clear Quran
and the even and the odd,
4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Sahih International
And [by] the night when it passes,
The Clear Quran
and the night when it passes!
5
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Sahih International
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?1
The Clear Quran
Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?
6
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Sahih International
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -
The Clear Quran
Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—
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إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
Sahih International
[With] Iram1 - who had lofty pillars,2
The Clear Quran
˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,
8
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
Sahih International
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
The Clear Quran
unmatched in any other land;
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وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Sahih International
And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
The Clear Quran
and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;
10
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Sahih International
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?1
The Clear Quran
and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?1
11
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
Sahih International
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
The Clear Quran
They all transgressed throughout the land,
12
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Sahih International
And increased therein the corruption.
The Clear Quran
spreading much corruption there.
13
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Sahih International
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
The Clear Quran
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1
14
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
Sahih International
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
The Clear Quran
˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.
15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
Sahih International
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."1
The Clear Quran
Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”
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وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ
Sahih International
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
The Clear Quran
But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”
17
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Sahih International
No!1 But you do not honor the orphan
The Clear Quran
Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,
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وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Sahih International
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
The Clear Quran
nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.
19
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Sahih International
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,1
The Clear Quran
And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,1
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وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Sahih International
And you love wealth with immense love.
The Clear Quran
and love wealth fervently.
21
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Sahih International
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
The Clear Quran
Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,
22
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
Sahih International
And your Lord has come1 and the angels, rank upon rank,
The Clear Quran
and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,
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وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Sahih International
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?
The Clear Quran
and Hell is brought forth on that Day—this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?
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يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Sahih International
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."1
The Clear Quran
They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Sahih International
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
The Clear Quran
On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,
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وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Sahih International
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
The Clear Quran
and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.1
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يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Sahih International
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
The Clear Quran
˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!
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ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Sahih International
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
The Clear Quran
Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.
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فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى
Sahih International
And enter among My [righteous] servants
The Clear Quran
So join My servants,
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وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
Sahih International
And enter My Paradise."
The Clear Quran
and enter My Paradise.”